Hi folks: I can't seem to find a specific answer to this in the PRO leaflets online, or in any of my reference books. 1. Does anyone know if non-commissioned officers were included in the Army Lists (WO 66, WO 67) by the time of the Boer War? 2. Would a non-commissioned officer show up in the Regimental Records of Service (WO76) by the time of the Boer War? By non-commissioned I mean warrent officers (including hte regimental sergeant major), sergeant majors, staff sergeants, corporals, and lance corporals. Thank you in advance. Kay in Alberta

Hi Kay & List: No the British Army List at the time of the Boer War did not include NCOs: apart from Riding-Masters and Quarter-Masters who all seemed to have had honorary officer rank; mostly hon. Lt. but some hon. Capt. and hon. Major. The "Regimental List" section of the list has officers, and the "Gradation List" section has lists of Riding-Masters and (then) Quarter-Masters after the list of 2nd Lieutenants. There is also a "War Services" section for officers. This is from looking at the Official Army List from the War Office for 1900; ie January 1900 or the quarter ending 31 December 1899. Yours, John Wilson (Wellington, New Zealand) ----- Original Message ----- From: Lawryfamhist <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 25 July 2003 06:59 Subject: [BOER-WAR] Are non-commissioned officers included in PRO categories for officers? > Hi folks: > > I can't seem to find a specific answer to this in the PRO leaflets online, > or in any of my reference books. > > 1. Does anyone know if non-commissioned officers were included in the Army > Lists (WO 66, WO 67) by the time of the Boer War? > > 2. Would a non-commissioned officer show up in the Regimental Records of > Service (WO76) by the time of the Boer War? > > By non-commissioned I mean warrent officers (including hte regimental > sergeant major), sergeant majors, staff sergeants, corporals, and lance > corporals. > > Thank you in advance. > > Kay in Alberta >